Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-04-01

July LIST. His impressions of BrattlehOru |
were very favorable, and he said the need |
Of the free delivery was greater than in
many places of equal size because of the pc
culiar arrangement of the village with its
business centre at one side, AID outlying dis
trirts in different directions. The post office
fittings, he said were the best in New Eng
land the business of the office was ADM
rably conducted, aud its reputation for az
curncy placed il in the first rank in this re
spect.
The ladies' Of the Baptist and Congrega
tiunal societies had their last Suppers for the
season last evening.
Mrs. Mary a. Coleman of Jamaica was
brought before L. - Commissioner Royal
TYLER Yesterday ON a charge Of violating the
postal laws in using for the payment of
postage ON letters deposited by her in the
post office at Jacksonville postage stamps
which had previously been used aud can
celed She was held Ia bail in 5000 for her
appearance at the May term of the United
States court to I've held at Windsor. The
penalty for using on trying to use cancelled
or washed stamps, or stamps which have
been before used, whether cancelled or not
is imprisonment not less than six months or
more than one year, or by fine of not less
than 400 or more than $500 for each of
Tense, or by both punishments, in the dis
erection Of the court.
Customers who may he attracted 10 l. Il.
Thorn's drug store by his conspicuous and
detailed new announcement this week will
find there a stock of goods in every way H.
complete and satisfactory as advertised.
Mr.. Thorn has been long in the drug trade
and experience has shown that it is only
the best goods that pay i'll the end-that
keep old customers aud bring new ones
He shows commendAble enterprise in the
management of his business and customers
may unhesitatingly set his store down as
one Of the safe aud reliable places to trade
at.
Rev Mr. Daniels Of West Newton, Mass.
will preach in the Methodist church next
Sunday morning and lecture in the even
ing.
Another of j. II. Chamberlain's horses
died day or two ago from pneumonia.
We are in receipt Of samples of tea and
coffee of extra quality from Jacohs's tea
! store.
Walt" ailirms that the Rutland Herald'>
account of Uncle Jonas is incorrect, in
usmuch as not less than ten years Of the :!
| should be deducted for time he has spent in
/ fox hunting.
The new move 10y the New London North
| ern company makes the value of Mr. Lyons
| granite quarry IA matter of public interest.
! When Mr.. Lyon bought the property few
| years ago. he paid an even 5000 for it, but
| it is understood that he could now sell it for
ten times that amount if he chose 1t will
also he remembered that NOrthfield partie,
contemplate the purchase and development
of the quarry this side of Mr.. Lyon )
There is granite enough within five or six
miles Of Brattleboro to supply the demand
of the whole United States for the next
hundred years.
News was received yesterday of the
death of Mason Lamb who removed fron
this place to Concord, ~ H., about tw,
years ago. Mr.. Lamb was well known here
being prominent among the Odd Fellow,
and one of the crack shots in the rifle club
His disease was diabetes, and he had beer
under the doctors care since February. II,
leaves IA wife and two young children. Hi
death occurred Wednesday evening, an,
the remains are to he brought here to-mor
row afternoon. Funeral services will b,
held at p. NJ, Monday afternoon from
the Universalist church, and Wantastique
lodge will attend in body.
Henry Stockwell has let his farm in tn
has gone to live on l.. II. Richardson's farIl
lately bought Of Geo. P. Miller.
John, alias Pete" Austin was arreste,
for drunkenness last Saturday night b,
Nightwatchman Coolidge, and on Monda
was arraigned before Justice Newton
plead guilty and was fined s. and costs
He testified that he obtained his liquor u
A. Pigeon Of the Vernon hotel and tn
latter on being arraigned also plead guilt
and paid fine of $40 and costs.
At the opening of the schools for thei
spring term next Monday Miss Clark u
Northampton will take the place of Mis-
Morse who has resigned her position in I'll
High school. Miss Howe, who was i'll fu
several weeks at the end of last term, an
Miss Palmer, who has been out for yeal
, will return to their respective places. Mr.
Elmer will hU unable to assume her dutit
/ in the High school at the beginning of til
: term on account of the appearance Of cHs
of scarlet fever in her family.
j. II. Chamberlain is now on his way
: Indiana for another carload of horses an
expects tn return with them in about thrt
t weeks. Two pairs of his last lot handson
5 matched blacks, were sold To large liver
= firm in New Haven.
| The Phoenix has been surprised goo
r many times III the course of its fifty-fol
Z years of existence. but We have never see
5 the old lady more completely and pleasan
$ ~ taken aback than she was last Saturdu
morning when little girl-MiSs Ida Sa
|, geant who lives on the Brook road-broug
i in a bunch of wild flowers which grew on
e door all by themselves in the gentle sprii
}. of 1881 They were coltsfoots, as brig
Il and fresh as if the snow and ice were IA
three feet deep all over the country roun
The little girl said they grew in IA muck
=, place on the bank not great ways fro
. the house"
a Dentist f, A. Woodbury. has just plac,
=, one of the latest patterns of dental chat
o in his Elliot street office,
1t is announced that the wedding of Mi
II Grace Cabot and Mr. Fred Holbrook, gran
= son of ex-Gov, HolbrOok, will take place
the home of Miss Cabot ON the 9Th in,
Il Mr. Holbrook, whose boyhood was spent
"a BrattleborO, now holds an important pc
N ton as division superintendent for t
is Union Pacific company in Idaho.
The Brooks House store now being '
l. Gated by p. Barrows has been rented by
II j. Gleason, but it is not decided wheth
m the proposed new hardware store will 20
M there.
The annual Fast day service will be h,
IA at the Methodist church next Friday mon
is ing Rev. Mr. Parry Will preach the St
i mon.
,e Easter cards. souvenirs and booklets O
i very attractive at Clapp q Jones's
j. The chief of the Brattleboro weatl
IS. bureau (which his name is W. II. Chill
as supplements his March summary, as Civ
ee in its proper place, with this pertinent ,
TX servation: Any person who questions {
ne correctness of these statistics is a
L. should be compelled to keep company W
that oldest living mhabitant who bro
H. down long ago and is now boarding at I
in north end of the village at state expen
trying to recall a similar month of Marc
A The ladies auxiliary will hold their
or nual meeting for the election of onic
%. next Monday afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
II The few Oyer-cOnlident robins and bl
ks birds which put in AN appearance last W,
of are supposed TO have sought the seclusion
IN the nearest hospital for cold-in- the head q
by throat distempers,
us The following services will he held in
ne AIichaels (Episeopal) church ON Sun,
ok next palm Sunday, and during II
Ie- week. Palm Sunday: 1890 A. NJ, morn
n, prayer, holy communion and sermon;
MS NJ, evening prayer and sermon. Ev
n week day until Easter, / A. N. and =,
The Sunday school will meet at 0;3O a.
,er ON next Sunday.
III Miss Alollie ChatGeld, assisted by
I'm Rainbow club entertained the X. A. G.
Geo. II. Clapp's last evening. The first 4
rst of the program consisted of dialogues, q
M rades, and the reading of the club pal
w Refreshments were served, after which
party enjoyed themselves blowing .
1890 CASTLES Hundsolue souvenirs we're ,